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Show THE WEEKLY REFLEX. a"sw -- JOHN PREECE ENDS LIFE TO ESCAPE PRISON TERM CONCRETE CELLER STEPS AND HATCHWAY Xonvicted Farmer Kills Self with Shot A damp cellar under a dwelling is, by means of n rods imbedded in Gun; Was to Receive Sentence frequently the unsuspected cause of the concrete and extending around the from Judge Howell. many a case of sickness. Of ten. this corners. This will prevent father than pay the penalty of his dampness is the fault of a poorly built iheaving and cracking by frost walls The side forms of the If water gains access Crime with possible life imprisonment, entrance-waJohn W. Preece, aged 45 years, a by means of leaky hatchway walls, the are then erected and are thoroughly a farmer of Davis county, or- - cella1' becomes unsanitary and the against each other. For siding on 2 by ered to appear before Judge Howell health of the entire family is endan-t- n these forms use This can feet apart. be two peril dispelled by studding spaced Ogden for sentence, committed sui- - Keref w alls carrbe tarried to any height ron-" The walls the and of steps de at 7.35 oclock Tuesday morning makig desired so as to give the cellar doors t the family residence in West Kays- - crete The methods of building hatchways sufficient slope for shedding ViUe by shooting himself through the for either new or old cellars are very Above ground line, outside forms heart with shotgun. W ith allowance an similar. for a must be provided. Fill the walls with The tragedy was discovered a short three-foo- t oMhe concrete mushy wet. Before the conthe bottom at landing time Utter when Mrs. Preece returned to the crete sets, bolts are placed (heads excavate the sUirst opening from the neighbors, where she had down and washered) in the top of the desired width one of foot; hus-plus 1 steps some gone for things, while her h side walls for holding the wooden sills band had gone to his room to prepare This extra width is for a to dress for his 'trip to Ogden. The Woman found the doors locked and finally affected an entrance through a window. Upon going to the bedroom nhe found her husband lying upon the bed with a shotgun by his Bide. Her screams aroused the neighbors, who "hurried to the house and learning of the tragedy summoned Sheriff Bert heading and E. C. Robinson, the county attorney. Investigation by the officers disposed that Preece, dressed in only his trousers and shirt, had taken a 'twelve-gaug- e shotgun and, assuming position on the bed, he placed the muzzle of the gun over his heart and touched the trigger with an old ram sod. The full load tore into the mans Breast, leaving a hole about an inch and a half in diameter. Death was Instantaneous. Preece was found guilty Saturday thickness 0f concrete waU on each side, to which the cellar doors are hinged. morning by a jury in Judge Howell s jjjg steps themselves have a rise of six After two to four days the forms can tourt here upon the charge of having Lnd & tread of nine incheg. Beneath be removed. Connect up the drain in d Criminally assaulted a thick the landing and lay the landing floor. proper is a ordered ness spS was He of The eight cellar steps of the hatchFarmington. of concrete. .Therefore provide giri o appear in court Tuesday morning for thiciiesS in sloping the way shown in the plan have a tread of 1 9 oclock before Judge J. A. How-- 1 ground upward from thq landing to nine inches, a rise of six inches and a The penalty for the 11, for sentence. top of the 8tair8. Extend the length of four feet. The clear height in the cellar wall is y the trime is a term of imprisonment trenches for the side and end walls one of the below the concrete of the steps. six feet six inches. The land at the Tinging from twenty years to life, When the case was called yesterday jg forms choose two 1 by foot of the steps is three by four feet Preece for prethe concrete floor. attorney morning, boards and notch them as thoilgh they and has a noted a formal motion asking for a were concrete lies of thickness same horses! to used as be W(KKien steps of the same dimen- - under the steps proper. The side walls toy of execution, advising the court that Preece had ended his life. Ke sjons a3 those of concrete. Place the were built as described above, court took the matter under advisement, pending the receipt of judicial Information upon the case. The case at Ogden was the second me that was pending against Preece mhen he took his own life. The other Case occurred in Salt Lake March 9, of this year, when Preece was arrested upon the charge of attempted assault upon a woman of that brought city. The womans screamshome and number of men to her "Preece was captured and turned over upon to the sheriff. H? was released allow $750 cash bond in order To to appear in the district court at old-iro- pos-ib- le six-inc- y. I cross-brace- WeH-to-d- h d I -- I rain-wate- I r. I twelve-year-ol- four-inc- h I I the matter of Henry D. Wall, bankrupt. In bankruptcy, No, 4303. To the crethtois of Henry D. Wall of Layton, m the County of Weber, a bankro and district jtfoie-aiNotice is hereby given that on the loth day of March, A. D. 191(5. the aid Henry D. Wall was duly adjudicated bankrupt; and that the . first meeting of his creditors will be held. at Fn- -t Namy office at rooms tional bank building, Ogden City, Weber County, Utah, on the 27th day of March, A. D. 1910, ut 10:30 oclock the m the forenoon, at which time said creditors may atft;n, proveTbelr chums, appoint a trustee, examine the bankrupt, and transact such other business as may properly come be fore said meeting CorrW-Mu- ' It?, 191(5. CORN -- . Referee in Bankruptcy. NOTICE OF SALE OF PROPERTY On Tuesday morning Mr. I.illjerf- The Board of Education of the Davis quist addresed the student assembly, County School District hereby gives and Wednesday Mr. Barlow spoke tonoue that the following described .ll be sold at private sale: Plerty them. Both made excellent and ; Old school property in Farm Academy ' structive talks. ingtonp Mountain Road property in Kaysville; South Raider school in Layton; Bishop Layton school The photographers for the Book is at the high school todav, tak-- Property in Layton; West Syracuse 'school property in Syracuse; East, ,ng pictures of the basket hall and Wiper- fooball, teams, filso' resettings for ty in South Weber. , J juniors and seniors. By order of the Board of Education of the Davis County School District. The circus that was given m the HENRY H. BLOOD, President. , a be to last proved Friday gymnasium THOMAS E. WILLIAMS, The various at' howling sVjjjes. . Clerk. tractions were well supported. The March 13, 191(5. Utah, Farmington, made of for the sum. was $18 neat. First publication March 1(5, 916. Student-Bodtreasury. publication April l, 1916. . J , 1 I SOLIDS cen-prese- nt I I le v, , Burminghaqn'of-DaviS- v, WATtn WlTf. Si The decision was in favor of the affirmative. Machine Will Often Pay for Itself In One Year, Much Depending on Number of Cowa Kept. Rank Foolishness. ; FARMINGTON I wa-dear- ed inter-mounta- in jtere-soake- The cream separator Is a mechanical device for separating the cream from the milk, almost Instantaneously by centrifugal force. Us aflvantages over the old methoda ot separation are: 1. It takes practically all the but ter fat and will save from five to ten dollars per cow 'each year over any ' methods. 2. Skim milk has It greateat feeding value while warm, clean and Sot ids of Milk. composition of milk Unless It Is analyzed. The average, however, has been worked out by authorities. According to them the different percentage for the solids and water vary somewhat, but the ones given In this, diagram are as determined by Babcock. BUTTER ALWAYS IN DEMAND weet. 3. Th labor connected with the care of the milk can be decreased and the profits from the cows greatly Increased because a better quality of cream can be obtained. A cream separator la an invest- ment and not an expense to anyone who keeps live or six good cows, and wants to make butter or sell cream. A separator will often pay for itself In one. year, often In less time, sc- cording to the number of cowa kept.. With proper .care and attention, a cream separator will laat a decade. g es -- Tak-Pree- ce .thocase. a- e first-clas- 7 ' .itt1U 1 V ' y T practice v it No Reason Why Farmer Should Not Compete With Create rise- - Some Business Ability Needed. There ie plenty of room today for, the private dairyman who wants to market his cream In the form of butter. Because the creameries have nearly monopolized the retail city trade- - la no reason why butter mad on the farm should not compete successfully with the best of the creamery butter.. This class of butter, which Is made from but one herd ot cows and from separated sweet milk, ebonld form one of the rtlcles of food, and most delicious can nlways command fancy prices when It reaches the right people. It requires some business ability to work up n select trade for any home product. yet it fa not at all difficult to create a demand for n certain brand of butter among those who know good article when they see or taste It. and nrsr willing to pay a little extra for what suits them. wetl-bre- -- d Daipy Ncrrus Freeh air for cowa,, but bo exposure ", to bad weather. Corn allage. In' the frozen etegl I should not be fed to dairy cowa. f The greatest contamination ot tt) milk flow occurs at th time of mf ; la. cow clean wlU dove' Milking th . br udder and help to In create f milk capacity. i It never pay to kill th heifer f from the beet cow. Rata tbir place th poor cowe. ' allowed to Yl Xlw L utter-Makln- .rij I water-childre- n, I -- MILK According -- to Best Authorities Fat, Casern, Sugar, Albumen and Ash Will Vary Somewhat. 12 bags Portland cement For improving old cellar hatchways it is frequently necessary to fill with The Rose City The Cleaa City earth and gravel so as to provide the County seat of rich and fertHe earthen slope for the concrete steps. Davis county. Home of the Miller Floral Company, th largest 'growSuch filling must be thoroughly ers of flowera in tha tamped into place and should be country. Location of the fambe settle to and allowed d ous Lagoon resort. Has waterworks and electric lights. A fine t0 4 parts gravel. Bring the fore the, steps are built, Vhici cost His father considerable unlike other kind, place for residence. Concrete of steps, to the each in top concrete step money. father I surface with become stronger with age. They are Upon the death of Preeces AtA the riser and finigh CHURNING HINTS FOB WINTER heaviest of a a wooden float. Continue the perfectly aafe under the Mrs. Heber Sessions will entertain last year, he inherited large merey besides being had two the Veron club at her home Friday upward untij an the steps are loads. Moreover, estate. He was married and Trouble May Be Overa out rats, mice and and nineteen tie keep they stairs of the of tight, son the a finisljeL At top afternoon. Cream at the come Keeping by vermin. wife obnoxious who with his apron foundation to the aide walla other Slaughter of sixteen, Temperature. Proper Apricot trees have begun bloom survive him. been has ing nearly one week ago, bo spring Troubles arising from winter butter It is stated that Preece he felt confident suc-c- time surely has put in its appearand that week, trouble his over HIGHWAY BUILD much may largely be overcome by making very brooding "would be met with in the consid- ance. what to ACROSS RESERVE as the cream to be churned at fear keeping nd showed great introduced bill of the eration special When a temperature of 52 degrees Fahrenmieht follow the case in court. Mis Bessie Steed, danghter of heit until two days before churning, aside Smith, setting week, Congressman Idaho Congressional Delegation by 7 his case was being tried last on for when tt should be placed where the certain proportion of forestry re- James J. Steed, was operated lag Up Matter of Secnring made it a point never to be left L. D. temperature la about 75 degrees Fahrthe at last ecitis Monday of construction append the ceipts in Idaho for Approbation. Malone about the streets. When the RobinGeo Mis enheit. this same highway, and the committee S. hospital.' Also AerifTii -The cream should be kept at 68 to of Mf. and Mrs. J. E. case had gone to the jury the son, daughter the with meet to forestry is arranging Robinson" was operated at the aame0 degree Fahrenheit during churn- -' d clrM outcomel triets with Executive Head in officials for a discussion of the ques- log time and when the butter collect xnany inquiries regarding rancher at hospital Both patient are recover- Into small nut, alsep the buttermilk tion. Charge nf Each. To a fellow should be drained off and water at a the ease Idaho Falls, Idaho, 'March 28. The President Austin has divided the ing satisfactorily. tthe court house at the time of 60 degrees Fahrenheit remarked M I executive committee of the Utah-IdThe aged Utah pioneer of 1848, temperature highway into districts for the better went to tha jury, Preece over ft', repeating be should poured died Wednesday ho Yellowstone Highway association, supervision and carrying on .of the James Stevenson, two or tfcree time. lie Wft the courtom: process th rinsing N. conwork of th association. To afternoon at 12.45 oclock, after be1 Jo not know whether Ill pull formed at Pocatello lost week, With the laat rinsing, give twenty Fremont allotted been has Jackson Mark Austin, President not. of or ' ing severely sick for two months. churning revolutions and draw off the sisting through this Secretary C. C. Dietrich, Committee-me- n county, which includes the HaTghee He was born near Albany, August rater. To work the buttor, place the N. D. Jackson, P. G. Johnston, forest, and ninety miles of highway 12, 1830, making him 85 year old particle on a flat board and atrew th MARRIAGE LICENSES s salt Over It uniformly and work Just, charge of Madi last August 12. He was a Geo. H. Blood, M. D. Evans and B. F. The president-taknnd salt evenly coun Haliday Bonneville and old of Jeferson for harness the in Georg age; enough to distribute th son, March 22, ItiiiBtw, la already violinist, untiLthe approach butter. the of a strenuous good roads campaign for ties. P. G. Johnston will supervise was one of Captain Lott Smiths cav- throughout 'largaret Gardner Ben oL and Robert the construction of the highway from Bingham' and Bannock counties to alry soldiers in the 22, ONLY WITH DRY HANDS. .Asst. ' X!o and Salt Lake to Yellowstone by June 1, Downey and the Bear Lake valley farther to McCammon Logan. 1 in route from .Jwsys on hand to do his part la siruetion of Geo. H. Blood is given the Ce-- and public enterprises. Practice of Wetting Hand C Ithy Cause to Liable and Habit -4 eM. D. Evas r at 2 kU Teata to Chap. I IN ' The accompanying diagram shows that about 87 per cent of milk la water. Held In suspension therein Is what Is collectively known as solids. FOR SALE The best These are fat, casein, sugar, albumen and ash. It Is generally understood trifugal pump on the market. and will that these milk solids vary more or 185 minute gallons per ty throw water equal to a fire hydrants less and It Is Impossible to make an Call on, phone or address W. P. Ep-t- o accurate statement of the percentage 'Capaci-Kaysvil- . l.k CONTAINED The High School Dramatic club will Facing the Music at the Opera House, tomorrow, Friday night, at 8.13. The troup will go to Morgan Saturday night. Due the illness o one memoef of the person, Kaysville.--Adcast, the whole play is undergoing A few shares of some changes. FOR SALE Apply to Haight's Creek water. There was a debate between Davis James Criddle, Kaysville, Phone 2431. and the University of Utah freshmen Adv. on(Tuesday. The question, Resolved that the Monroe Doctrine should be Butter Wrapper at The Reflex abolished, was supported on the affirmative team by the ty? of U. boys, and on th negative by Henman and DEVICE TO SEPARATE CREAM You occasionally see it stated that colds do not result from cold weather. That is rank foolishness. Were, it true colds would be as prevalent in midsummer as in midwinter. The microbe that causes colds flourishes in damp, cold weather. To get rid of a cold take Chamberlains Cough Remedy. It is effectual and is highly recthis improvement there were required ommended by people who have used it the following quantities of materials. for many years as occasion required, Bill of Materials. and know its real value. Obtainable .... 2 2 cubic yards everywhere. Adv. Mar. Crushed Rock 1 4 cubic yards Sand lnt Lt Oata Art Favored. With fodder alone as roughage cowa must have some high protein concentrates and they must be other than corn products if the oats are worth less than middlings, it wl(l be well to make them a part of the ration. Rye La as harmless as any other graln to a pregnant animal when not affected with ergot If It is worth no morn per pound than corn it may well be used In part. Cottonseed meal at the present time Is a much cheaper source . of protein than linseed meal. and with oata and rye or a wheat product in the ratio. ala? it may be used to supply the deficit of protein. However, If any cowa appear to need a more laxative ration better substitute Unseed, at least in part, for the cottonseed meal. It matters little to the cow whether the corn la shelled before being ground, or even whether It la ground, to 'long as the cobs are soft enough to enable her to eat them readily. But to compound a ration from the list submitted: Uaing the corn In the form of meat and grinding both oata and rye, use one part by weight ot each ot these and two of cottonseed meal. . y - Supplernent-Bouah-- tt age 0 ST ' COWS DAIRY HlflhProtgin Caneentritei Other Than -- Ogden, Utah, March FOR RATION d. I al lo ct In The student are taking steps today to elect a new student body president. I Milton Burton, the former president,1 school. has resigned and discontinued r sup-Th- is ! Di-tri- 309-31- four-inc- h t the District Court of the United of Utah. States for the ' S In Bankruptcy, before S. Trt'ornrref-eree- . In ei door-wa- On October 7, 1915, Preeces victim years, t Farmington, a girl of twelve school from home her on way "ums -wvhen she .was attacked by Preece. The oficers took up the hunt together nflth private -- citizens and the feeling I notched edges don with the end fixed man. Was running high against the top and bottom of the stairs. at Preece appeared later mold rjge 0f the concrete steps, Four days I boards 3 feet II inches rthe sheriffs office and gave himself use by remaining After secured to the forms which are the on charge. M0ng, Tap he was released L means cf na;is and wooden cleats. time short a for .jail for- - $3,000, which his the form3 firmly. fixed in posi- Xtpon a bond stat-- 1 was It him. for secured Xnother fjjj the mold for the bottom step, he yesterday and the d at Farmington space back of it, with concrete sinu-- 1 arested many years ago upon a proportioned 1 bag of Portland ce-was he facing two to 2 cuj,ic feet of sand to 4 cubic charge as the was but death, his of of crushed rock. If bank gravel mt the time L battle legal stubborn a used mix the concrete 1 part ce- after OF CREDITORS. v 12-in- ch crira-iJn- NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING dent of the association for Davis county, will receive applications for the j early membership and tran-m- il of SI to the secrefee for member-hi- p tary. This money willo to defraj expenses-o- f the Usual and jiece-s- a. the clerical work of uvh an ot guinea tion, and if spent underthe Jirevtu.ii of President Austin. and eer Every good roads hoo-tcitizen of the countie- - along the route from Salt Lake Pity to Yellow-ton- e park is most cordially in ited to become a member of the association, and aid in the "construction of the great trunk line highway to the national park. I i' UTAH six-inc- a -- KA'S VI LLE. Utlk mutt ky JOT :1 k7t c cold. T |